Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean

Healing sick and injured people is both an enormous responsibility and honor. Each year at UC Davis Health, we care for tens of thousands of patients and train hundreds of students and residents to be compassionate, skilled caregivers. Our leadership teams are committed to values-based leadership, which includes inclusivity, collaboration and integrity. Together with our talented faculty, students, residents and staff, we are forging new paths in research, health-professional education and patient care.

UC Davis School of Medicineis one of the nation's leading medical schools, recognized for its research and primary-care programs. Ranked 34th in National Institutes of Health funding in 2013, it is designated as one of the nation’s inaugural Clinical Translational Science Centers.

A few highlights include:

A national reputation for life-changing biomedical discoveries

A passion for clinical care and a commitment to engaging people from underserved communities and advancing rural health

TheBetty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis cultivates academic excellence and addresses urgent, societal needs through leadership development, interprofessional education, transformative research, cultural inclusiveness and innovative technology. The school plays a critical role in preparing nurse leaders who will shape the future of health care and inform health policy.

The School of Nursing has five research focus areas: chronic disease management, health technology, pain management, Healthy People and Healthy Systems.Faculty come from a wide range of backgrounds including nursing, business administration, sociology, gerontology, medicine, information technology and psychology. School of Nursing students engage in classroom and clinical environments with students in the School of Medicine, health informatics and other health-related programs.

The Practice Management Group (TPMG) represents all organized medical group practices of UC Davis Health System’s primary and specialty care faculty physicians. The group's purpose is to serve the health system’s missions through high-quality, cost-effective care delivery. By delegation from the Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean, TPMG has shared responsibility for the clinical operations of the health system's professional practice activities.

The formation of TPMG is an important step in formalizing the leadership of the health system's medical group practices and in refining the role of its group practice in achieving the health system's research, teaching, patient care and community engagement goals. Its primary goal is to maintain a clinical practice that distinguishes UC Davis Health System as a leading faculty and academic health center.

Specific goals of TPMG include:

Increasing efficiency of practice and revenue

Decreasing practice expenses

Reducing silos and improving integration

Identifying areas to increase quality

Aligning incentives

David H. Wisner is the executive director of thePractice Management Group, overseeing faculty practice operations as well as the overall vision and strategic direction of TPMG and its day-to-day activities. Wisner collaborates with the leadership of theSchool of Medicineandmedical centerto set and achieve joint strategic goals across the health system.

Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean

Healing sick and injured people is both an enormous responsibility and honor. Each year at UC Davis Health, we care for tens of thousands of patients and train hundreds of students and residents to be compassionate, skilled caregivers. Our leadership teams are committed to values-based leadership, which includes inclusivity, collaboration and integrity. Together with our talented faculty, students, residents and staff, we are forging new paths in research, health-professional education and patient care.

UC Davis School of Medicineis one of the nation's leading medical schools, recognized for its research and primary-care programs. Ranked 34th in National Institutes of Health funding in 2013, it is designated as one of the nation’s inaugural Clinical Translational Science Centers.

A few highlights include:

A national reputation for life-changing biomedical discoveries

A passion for clinical care and a commitment to engaging people from underserved communities and advancing rural health

TheBetty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis cultivates academic excellence and addresses urgent, societal needs through leadership development, interprofessional education, transformative research, cultural inclusiveness and innovative technology. The school plays a critical role in preparing nurse leaders who will shape the future of health care and inform health policy.

The School of Nursing has five research focus areas: chronic disease management, health technology, pain management, Healthy People and Healthy Systems.Faculty come from a wide range of backgrounds including nursing, business administration, sociology, gerontology, medicine, information technology and psychology. School of Nursing students engage in classroom and clinical environments with students in the School of Medicine, health informatics and other health-related programs.

The Practice Management Group (TPMG) represents all organized medical group practices of UC Davis Health System’s primary and specialty care faculty physicians. The group's purpose is to serve the health system’s missions through high-quality, cost-effective care delivery. By delegation from the Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean, TPMG has shared responsibility for the clinical operations of the health system's professional practice activities.

The formation of TPMG is an important step in formalizing the leadership of the health system's medical group practices and in refining the role of its group practice in achieving the health system's research, teaching, patient care and community engagement goals. Its primary goal is to maintain a clinical practice that distinguishes UC Davis Health System as a leading faculty and academic health center.

Specific goals of TPMG include:

Increasing efficiency of practice and revenue

Decreasing practice expenses

Reducing silos and improving integration

Identifying areas to increase quality

Aligning incentives

David H. Wisner is the executive director of thePractice Management Group, overseeing faculty practice operations as well as the overall vision and strategic direction of TPMG and its day-to-day activities. Wisner collaborates with the leadership of theSchool of Medicineandmedical centerto set and achieve joint strategic goals across the health system.

Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean

Healing sick and injured people is both an enormous responsibility and honor. Each year at UC Davis Health, we care for tens of thousands of patients and train hundreds of students and residents to be compassionate, skilled caregivers. Our leadership teams are committed to values-based leadership, which includes inclusivity, collaboration and integrity. Together with our talented faculty, students, residents and staff, we are forging new paths in research, health-professional education and patient care.

UC Davis School of Medicineis one of the nation's leading medical schools, recognized for its research and primary-care programs. Ranked 34th in National Institutes of Health funding in 2013, it is designated as one of the nation’s inaugural Clinical Translational Science Centers.

A few highlights include:

A national reputation for life-changing biomedical discoveries

A passion for clinical care and a commitment to engaging people from underserved communities and advancing rural health

TheBetty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis cultivates academic excellence and addresses urgent, societal needs through leadership development, interprofessional education, transformative research, cultural inclusiveness and innovative technology. The school plays a critical role in preparing nurse leaders who will shape the future of health care and inform health policy.

The School of Nursing has five research focus areas: chronic disease management, health technology, pain management, Healthy People and Healthy Systems.Faculty come from a wide range of backgrounds including nursing, business administration, sociology, gerontology, medicine, information technology and psychology. School of Nursing students engage in classroom and clinical environments with students in the School of Medicine, health informatics and other health-related programs.

The Practice Management Group (TPMG) represents all organized medical group practices of UC Davis Health System’s primary and specialty care faculty physicians. The group's purpose is to serve the health system’s missions through high-quality, cost-effective care delivery. By delegation from the Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean, TPMG has shared responsibility for the clinical operations of the health system's professional practice activities.

The formation of TPMG is an important step in formalizing the leadership of the health system's medical group practices and in refining the role of its group practice in achieving the health system's research, teaching, patient care and community engagement goals. Its primary goal is to maintain a clinical practice that distinguishes UC Davis Health System as a leading faculty and academic health center.

Specific goals of TPMG include:

Increasing efficiency of practice and revenue

Decreasing practice expenses

Reducing silos and improving integration

Identifying areas to increase quality

Aligning incentives

David H. Wisner is the executive director of thePractice Management Group, overseeing faculty practice operations as well as the overall vision and strategic direction of TPMG and its day-to-day activities. Wisner collaborates with the leadership of theSchool of Medicineandmedical centerto set and achieve joint strategic goals across the health system.

Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean

Healing sick and injured people is both an enormous responsibility and honor. Each year at UC Davis Health, we care for tens of thousands of patients and train hundreds of students and residents to be compassionate, skilled caregivers. Our leadership teams are committed to values-based leadership, which includes inclusivity, collaboration and integrity. Together with our talented faculty, students, residents and staff, we are forging new paths in research, health-professional education and patient care.

UC Davis School of Medicineis one of the nation's leading medical schools, recognized for its research and primary-care programs. Ranked 34th in National Institutes of Health funding in 2013, it is designated as one of the nation’s inaugural Clinical Translational Science Centers.

A few highlights include:

A national reputation for life-changing biomedical discoveries

A passion for clinical care and a commitment to engaging people from underserved communities and advancing rural health

TheBetty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis cultivates academic excellence and addresses urgent, societal needs through leadership development, interprofessional education, transformative research, cultural inclusiveness and innovative technology. The school plays a critical role in preparing nurse leaders who will shape the future of health care and inform health policy.

The School of Nursing has five research focus areas: chronic disease management, health technology, pain management, Healthy People and Healthy Systems.Faculty come from a wide range of backgrounds including nursing, business administration, sociology, gerontology, medicine, information technology and psychology. School of Nursing students engage in classroom and clinical environments with students in the School of Medicine, health informatics and other health-related programs.

The Practice Management Group (TPMG) represents all organized medical group practices of UC Davis Health System’s primary and specialty care faculty physicians. The group's purpose is to serve the health system’s missions through high-quality, cost-effective care delivery. By delegation from the Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean, TPMG has shared responsibility for the clinical operations of the health system's professional practice activities.

The formation of TPMG is an important step in formalizing the leadership of the health system's medical group practices and in refining the role of its group practice in achieving the health system's research, teaching, patient care and community engagement goals. Its primary goal is to maintain a clinical practice that distinguishes UC Davis Health System as a leading faculty and academic health center.

Specific goals of TPMG include:

Increasing efficiency of practice and revenue

Decreasing practice expenses

Reducing silos and improving integration

Identifying areas to increase quality

Aligning incentives

David H. Wisner is the executive director of thePractice Management Group, overseeing faculty practice operations as well as the overall vision and strategic direction of TPMG and its day-to-day activities. Wisner collaborates with the leadership of theSchool of Medicineandmedical centerto set and achieve joint strategic goals across the health system.

Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean

Healing sick and injured people is both an enormous responsibility and honor. Each year at UC Davis Health, we care for tens of thousands of patients and train hundreds of students and residents to be compassionate, skilled caregivers. Our leadership teams are committed to values-based leadership, which includes inclusivity, collaboration and integrity. Together with our talented faculty, students, residents and staff, we are forging new paths in research, health-professional education and patient care.

UC Davis School of Medicineis one of the nation's leading medical schools, recognized for its research and primary-care programs. Ranked 34th in National Institutes of Health funding in 2013, it is designated as one of the nation’s inaugural Clinical Translational Science Centers.

A few highlights include:

A national reputation for life-changing biomedical discoveries

A passion for clinical care and a commitment to engaging people from underserved communities and advancing rural health

TheBetty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis cultivates academic excellence and addresses urgent, societal needs through leadership development, interprofessional education, transformative research, cultural inclusiveness and innovative technology. The school plays a critical role in preparing nurse leaders who will shape the future of health care and inform health policy.

The School of Nursing has five research focus areas: chronic disease management, health technology, pain management, Healthy People and Healthy Systems.Faculty come from a wide range of backgrounds including nursing, business administration, sociology, gerontology, medicine, information technology and psychology. School of Nursing students engage in classroom and clinical environments with students in the School of Medicine, health informatics and other health-related programs.

The Practice Management Group (TPMG) represents all organized medical group practices of UC Davis Health System’s primary and specialty care faculty physicians. The group's purpose is to serve the health system’s missions through high-quality, cost-effective care delivery. By delegation from the Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean, TPMG has shared responsibility for the clinical operations of the health system's professional practice activities.

The formation of TPMG is an important step in formalizing the leadership of the health system's medical group practices and in refining the role of its group practice in achieving the health system's research, teaching, patient care and community engagement goals. Its primary goal is to maintain a clinical practice that distinguishes UC Davis Health System as a leading faculty and academic health center.

Specific goals of TPMG include:

Increasing efficiency of practice and revenue

Decreasing practice expenses

Reducing silos and improving integration

Identifying areas to increase quality

Aligning incentives

David H. Wisner is the executive director of thePractice Management Group, overseeing faculty practice operations as well as the overall vision and strategic direction of TPMG and its day-to-day activities. Wisner collaborates with the leadership of theSchool of Medicineandmedical centerto set and achieve joint strategic goals across the health system.

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UC Davis psychiatrist wins prestigious award

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) —

Robert E. Hales, the Joe P. Tupin Endowed Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the UC Davis School of Medicine, was recently named the 2012 recipient of the Judd Marmor Award, one of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) most prestigious awards. The APA is the 36,000-member specialty society for psychiatrists.

Robert Hales

This honor is given annually to an individual in science, education, literature or history who has made major contributions in advancing the biological, psychological and social model of psychiatry and in increasing the understanding of the complex elements involved in mental health and illness. Hales will present a lecture at the APA Annual Meeting in May.

Hales is being recognized for his extensive and varied educational contributions to the field of psychiatry. A prolific author and editor, he recently published his 50th book. Hales is the co-editor of two of the leading textbooks of psychiatry and neuropsychiatry, both now in their fifth editions, and is the co-founding editor of the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences.

Hales has previously been honored with the Association for Academic Psychiatry's Outstanding Educator Award for his lifetime contributions to psychiatric education and has received the Simanek Distinguished Service Award from the California Hospital Association for lifetime achievement in the area of behavioral mental health services. At UC Davis Health System, he has received the Hibbard E. Williams Extraordinary Service Lifetime Achievement Award and the Dean's Outstanding Mentoring Award.

Hales has served as editor-in-chief of the books division of the American Psychiatric Publishing (APP) since 2001 and has overseen the publication of 430 books. APP is the largest specialty society publisher in the world, with its books having been translated into 24 languages.

The Judd Marmor Award is named for a distinguished professor at the University of Southern California and chair of psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles who, more than 50 years ago, advocated for psychiatry to become a more evidence- and medically-based specialty.

The UC Davis School of Medicine is among the nation's leading medical schools, recognized for its research and primary-care programs. The school offers fully accredited master's degree programs in public health and in informatics, and its combined M.D.-Ph.D. program is training the next generation of physician-scientists to conduct high-impact research and translate discoveries into better clinical care. Along with being a recognized leader in medical research, the school is committed to serving underserved communities and advancing rural health. For more information, visit UC Davis School of Medicine at medschool.ucdavis.edu.

Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean

Healing sick and injured people is both an enormous responsibility and honor. Each year at UC Davis Health, we care for tens of thousands of patients and train hundreds of students and residents to be compassionate, skilled caregivers. Our leadership teams are committed to values-based leadership, which includes inclusivity, collaboration and integrity. Together with our talented faculty, students, residents and staff, we are forging new paths in research, health-professional education and patient care.

UC Davis School of Medicineis one of the nation's leading medical schools, recognized for its research and primary-care programs. Ranked 34th in National Institutes of Health funding in 2013, it is designated as one of the nation’s inaugural Clinical Translational Science Centers.

A few highlights include:

A national reputation for life-changing biomedical discoveries

A passion for clinical care and a commitment to engaging people from underserved communities and advancing rural health

TheBetty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis cultivates academic excellence and addresses urgent, societal needs through leadership development, interprofessional education, transformative research, cultural inclusiveness and innovative technology. The school plays a critical role in preparing nurse leaders who will shape the future of health care and inform health policy.

The School of Nursing has five research focus areas: chronic disease management, health technology, pain management, Healthy People and Healthy Systems.Faculty come from a wide range of backgrounds including nursing, business administration, sociology, gerontology, medicine, information technology and psychology. School of Nursing students engage in classroom and clinical environments with students in the School of Medicine, health informatics and other health-related programs.

The Practice Management Group (TPMG) represents all organized medical group practices of UC Davis Health System’s primary and specialty care faculty physicians. The group's purpose is to serve the health system’s missions through high-quality, cost-effective care delivery. By delegation from the Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean, TPMG has shared responsibility for the clinical operations of the health system's professional practice activities.

The formation of TPMG is an important step in formalizing the leadership of the health system's medical group practices and in refining the role of its group practice in achieving the health system's research, teaching, patient care and community engagement goals. Its primary goal is to maintain a clinical practice that distinguishes UC Davis Health System as a leading faculty and academic health center.

Specific goals of TPMG include:

Increasing efficiency of practice and revenue

Decreasing practice expenses

Reducing silos and improving integration

Identifying areas to increase quality

Aligning incentives

David H. Wisner is the executive director of thePractice Management Group, overseeing faculty practice operations as well as the overall vision and strategic direction of TPMG and its day-to-day activities. Wisner collaborates with the leadership of theSchool of Medicineandmedical centerto set and achieve joint strategic goals across the health system.